Term Name: suspensorium
Synonyms: hyopalatine, mandibular suspensorium, suspensoria
Definition: (1) the arrangement of bones which supports the jaw from the braincase; (2) in teleost fish, a large, usually triangular, bone which supports the jaw. The teleost suspensorium is formed by fusion of various elements which vary among different taxa.
Ontology: Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0003108]

Relationships
is part of: splanchnocranium
has parts: palatoquadrate cartilage palatoquadrate element pterygoid bone pterygoquadrate quadrate bone tympanosquamosal
is a type of: structure with developmental contribution from neural crest subdivision of skeleton